Posted on 06/05/2021 5:13:57 PM PDT by FLNittany
Jon Rahm was rolling in dominant fashion to his second consecutive Memorial Tournament win after an unbelievable 64 on Saturday at Muirfield Village. Things took a devastating turn post-round, however, as he was alerted by the PGA Tour that he tested positive for COVID-19 and would be forced to withdraw from the tournament after three rounds.
Rahm was informed by the PGA Tour on Monday that he was in contact tracing protocol as he was in close proximity to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Rahm tested negative throughout the week but a positive test popped up on Saturday while he was on the course. He was informed shorty after shooting his 64 -- one of the best rounds on the PGA Tour all year -- and immediately withdrew from the tournament.
"On the evening Monday, May 31, the PGA TOUR notified Jon Rahm that he was subject to contact-tracing protocols, as he had come in close contact with a person who was COVID positive," The PGA Tour said in a statement. "Per the TOUR's COVID Health & Safety Plan, Rahm was given the option to remain in the competition and enter our tracing protocol, which includes daily testing and restricted access to indoor facilities. Rahm has remained asymptomatic.
Rahm has tested negative every day, but his most recent test -- which was performed after the conclusion of his second round (rain delayed) and before the start of his third round -- returned positive at approximately 4:20 p.m. ET while Rahm was on the golf course. The PGA TOUR's medical advisor requested a confirmatory test on the original sample, which came back at 6:05 p.m. ET, and was also positive.
The PGA TOUR's medical advisor notified Rahm immediately upon completion of his round, and under TOUR protocols, he will be withdrawn from the competition. Rahm is now in isolation, and in accordance with CDC guidelines, he will need to remain in isolation through Tuesday, June 15.
While this is an incredibly unfortunate situation, throughout 50 events since the PGA TOUR's Return to Golf, there have been only four positive tests (including Rahm) within competition; Rahm is the first positive, asymptomatic case as part of the TOUR's routine, contact-tracing protocols."
Rahm, who was looking for his first win of 2021, was absolutely in full control of a difficult golf course. He was first in strikes gained off the tee, on approach shots and from tee to green as well as second in putting. He'd gained a preposterous 21 strokes on the field through 54 holes against one of the best non-major fields of the entire year.
Nevertheless, somebody else will win now take home the tournament title. Collin Morikawa and Patrick Cantlay are both 12 under, six back of where Rahm was after 54 holes, but will play together late on Sunday with the tournament on the line. Both of these golfers have won tournaments at this course over the last two years -- Cantlay at the 2019 Memorial and Morikawa at the 2020 Workday Charity Open.
Et tu, PGA ?
I started watching golf again this year. Now I’m done. Along with the rest of pro sports.
What a load.
Asymptomatic spread is very rare. This is outrageous
I can live with that. Will the PGA agree to it.
Just test him again.
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He was tested twice.... The second came back positive.
It sounds like he wasn't tested twice, his sample was.
Rahm has tested negative every day, but his most recent test – which was performed after the conclusion of his second round (rain delayed) and before the start of his third round – returned positive at approximately 4:20 p.m. ET while Rahm was on the golf course. The PGA TOUR’s medical advisor requested a confirmatory test on the original sample, which came back at 6:05 p.m. ET, and was also positive.
I can't say whether it was a tainted sample and a new sample would test otherwise, or it was a good sample that was positive for COVID-19. I would think that Rahm would want a fresh sample tested, just to be sure.
-PJ
Dial up the cycle count high enough and anyone will test “positive”. Neat way to eliminate competition.
well if they used same lab and same level of amplification it will come back same. test likely faulty and who cares if he has it, just distance him more. sunlight kills it the are out in the sun. they are gonna keep beatin gthis dead horse of how bad it is when it’s nearly 100% survivable if treated properly. probem is proper treatment was withheld from many and some others were in poor health to begin with. This guy is feeling fine, winning golf game and they test him? why?
Dial up the cycle count high enough and anyone will test “positive”. Neat way to eliminate competition.
Now they’ll cycle out players they don’t like?
Must not have been wearing TWO masks...
Well geez. Shouldn’t they shut down the tournament and quarantine everyone - players, fans, staff?
false positive and not contagious.
You are correct. I wasn’t clear in what I was trying to say.
It was not a false positive, but that's the point. HE IS NOT SICK !
Young healthy athletes do not sucumb. The Fauci Flu is a fraud. Someone should have the guts to call it so. What are current Ohio Fauci Flu policies ?
Imagine a virus, so terribly deadly, that you can be winning a sporting tournament while infected.
Oh noes………where is my non tested experimental vaccine?!
“So he had a cold. Big friggin deal. Humanity has lost its collective mind.“
This ^^^^^^ 1000 times this ^^^^^^^^^
If I were playing, I’d say, “I don’t care, I’ll play with him.”
Yet another fantstic way to exploit Wuhan Corona CCP bioweapon virus!
“It was not a false positive”
People have been tested multiple times to confirm and sometimes results come back pos, neg, pos, neg. The test is notoriously flaky.
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